Islam

Islam

Muslim Beliefs

Edexcel Religious Studies B

Islam

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Islam has many denominations or sects

• Yes

• No

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How are the Five Pillars of Islam and the Ten Commandments similar?

• Both support the belief of reincarnation

• Both provide a guide to moral and ethical behavior

• Both encouraged the worship of many gods

• Both promoted the ownership of slaves

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What is the holy month of Islam called?

• Qur'an

• Ramadan

• Hajj

• Zakat

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How is the Qur'an similar to the Bible and the Torah?

• It describes guidelines for moral behavior of its followers

• It states that Islam is the only true monotheistic religion

• It prohibits the sale and ownership of slaves in Arabia

• It describes the life and achievements of Muhammad

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-Faith

-Prayer

-Charity

-Fasting

-Pilgrimage

What is being described?

• Eightfold Path

• Five Pillars of Islam

• Four Nobel Truths

• Ten Commandments

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Which of the following is the central teaching of Islam?

• Allah will grant life in paradise to all who obey him

• Allah is the only God and Muhammad is his prophet

• On the final day, Allah will judge all people

• Muslims must wash before praying to be pure before Allah

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One of the Five Pillars of Faith is give money to the ________.

• church
• poor
• true believers
• descendants of Muhammad

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Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 Pillars of Islam?

• Holy wars against Christians
• Allah is the one God
• Give money to the poor
• Fast during Ramadan

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Muhammad received visions from ________, through an angel, which commanded him to spread the message of Islam and create the Qur'an.

• Allah

• Brahmin

• Osama

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After the death of Muhammad, what led to the split between the Sunni and Shia?

• They could not agree on who should become leader.

• They could not agree if they were allowed to eat pork.

• They could not agree on how many times they should pray each day.

• They could not agree on how to make Greek fire.

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What similarities does Islam share with Christianity and Judaism?

• The Angel Gabriel

• The importance of Abraham

• Monotheism

• Jesus Christ as the Messiah

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What city do Muslims need to face when they pray?

• Timbuktu
• Mecca
• Rome
• Sumer

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Many of the traditions of Islam were influenced by which other religions? 

• Hinduism and Judaism
• Buddhism and Judaism
• Christianity and Judaism
• Zoronastrianism and Judaism

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Which sect of Islam believes that Caliphs must be related to Muhammad?

• Sunni
• Shi'ia
• Sufi
• Ulama

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What is the Arabic word for God?

• Yahweh
• Allah
• Jesus
• Quran

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During Ramadan Muslims are expected to:

• Refrain from almsgiving
• Make a pilgrimage to Mecca
• Fast from sunrise to sunset
• All of the above

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What is true of Islam?

• it accepts Mohammad as the only prophet of God
• it accepts the divinity of Jesus Christ
• it accepts Moses and Jesus as earlier prophets
• it only accepts the New Testament

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Which of these is NOT one of the five pillars of Islam?

• There is no god but god.
• The pilgrimage to Mecca must be made.
• Fasting must be done every day.
• Donations to charity must be made annually.

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How does Islam rank in number of followers, compared to other world religions?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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What is the Hajj?

• The holiest holiday where Muslims fast from sunup to sundown.
• The Muslim holy book that contains the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.
• The daily prayer all Muslims say.
• The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are encouraged to do at least once.

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What is the Qu'ran?

• The Muslim holy book, which contains the word of God as revealed to Muhammad.
• The daily prayer all Muslims must say five times a day.
• The Muslim house of worship that they attend every week.
• The holiest of Muslim holidays where they fast from sunup to sundown.

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There were 5 pillars of Islam that were essential to their fate, one of them meant

'to pray 5 times a day'

which pillar's meaning is the same as the above.

• Shahada

• Salat

• Zakat

• Sawm

• Hajj

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The holy book for the muslims is known as the ________ with ________ in first person containing 114 chapters which in Arabic are known as Surahs. (write in order placing commas and a space after each comma)

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Muslims worship, one all knowing god, who in ___________ is known as Allah. (what is the language?)

• Urdu

• Arabic

• Hebrew

• Persian

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One of the two main branches of Islam in which Muslims do not believe caliphs need to be descended from Muhammad's family, but instead, that religious leaders should elect caliphs.

• Sharia

• Sunni

• Sufism

• Islam

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One of the two main branches of Islam in which Muslims believe caliphs should be descended form Muhammad's family.

• Shia

• Sunni

• Sharia

• Sufism

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Islamic law, based on teachings and traditions in the Qur'an and Sunnah.

• caliph

• Muslim

• Sharia

• Sufism

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A person who speaks by divine inspiration to interpret the will of a god.

• Sunni

• prophet

• shah

• Islam

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A monotheistic religion based on the belief that people should submit to Allah (God) and accept Muhammad as his chief prophet.

• Muslim

• Islam

• Shia

• Sunni

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A journey to a holy place or shrine.

• caliph

• pilgrimage

• shah

• astrolabe

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According to the Five Pillars of Islam every Muslim must:

• Read the bible

• Give charity to help the poor

• Believe in many gods

• Obey Rabbis

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What is the pilgrimage to Mecca called?

• Kaaba
• Tajj
• Hajj
• Medina

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Belief in a single God

• Polytheism
• Economy
• Monotheism
• None of the given

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A ____________________ is a building where Muslims worship.

• Mosque

• Synagogue

• Ramadan

• Arabia

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The _____________ is in the center of Mecca and it holds the black stone. It is where millions of Muslims make a religious journey to each year.

• Medina

• Mosque

• Quran

• Kaaba

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The Arabic word for "God" is..

• God

• Buddah

• Allah

• Muhammad

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Sunni muslims pray _________ times a day.

• 3

• 7

• 1

• 5

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Shi'a muslims pray _________ times a day.

• 3

• 7

• 1

• 5

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The sacred text is called the

• Mosque

• Quran

• Torah

• Sheikh

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The followers of Islam are calld

• Christians

• Muslims

• Hindus

• None of the above

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One obligation of a Muslim is to make at least one pilgrimage to:

• Medina    
• Mt Arafat    
• Baghdad
• Mecca

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What are the basic beliefs of Islam called?

• Four Noble Truths

• Five Pillars

• Eightfold path

• Three Wise Sayings

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What is a major holiday in Muslim culture?

• Ramadan
• Christmas
• Kwanzaa
• Hannukah

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What does the festival of Id-ul-Adha commemorate?

• Ramadan

• The end of Hajj

• Kwanzaa

• The sacrifice that Ibrahim was willing to make

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What does the festival of Id-ul-Fitr commemorate?

• The end of Ramadan

• The end of Hajj

• Muhammad's first Id

• The sacrifice that Ibrahim was willing to make

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Apart from it being the beginning of the Islamic calendar what do Shi'a's remember at Ashura?

• The martyrdom of Hussain

• The end of Hajj

• Muhammad's first Id

• The sacrifice that Ibrahim was willing to make

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Who is the founder of Islam

• Abraham

• Jesus

• Moses

• Muhammad